royal duke
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Eric Pierre, a pastor who teaches fifth-grade English in the Bronx, has taken up an additional title this summer: royal duke.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022
Suspects ranged from low-life madmen to a royal duke.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2016
But on other occasions, as when he insisted against her wishes on wearing a plain naval uniform� instead of the trappings of a royal duke at the recent opening of Parliament, Philip's will prevails.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was early discovered; and the fresh troops of the royal duke attacked the dispirited, scattered, and wearied followers of Charles Edward before they could form themselves in battle array.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
A royal duke was bending over her chair, one of the noblest marshals of France, with the young Marquis of Tyrol to assist him, was trying to entertain her.
From A Mad Love by Brame, Charlotte M.
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